Regarded by many as the greatest opera of all time, this tale of deception is a romantic comedy accompanied by some of the most beautiful and familiar music ever written. Mozart takes audiences on a hilarious adventure as Figaro and Susanna overcome plotting and jealousy to make it to their wedding day. A winning combination of music and mischief.
Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
School of Music students vie for the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the UMD Symphony Orchestra in the final round of this annual competition.
Finalists perform 15- to 20-minute excerpts of a concerto or concert piece for an independent jury panel. Following the jury’s deliberation, a winner, runner-up and second runner-up will be announced.
Described as “not classical...but not not classical," string quartet and UMD School of Music alumni invoke dodge genre classification by tying together many traditions including bluegrass, Appalachian fiddle tunes, jazz, minimalism, and even 16th century motets to create truly unique contemporary repertoire, written by and for the group. The Artist Partner Program brings you the new Speed of Sound Sessions (S.O.S.), a celebration of musicians who support and promote composers whose work was created in the 21st Century and who respond to the contemporary world in which we live. The S.O.S.
School of Music student artists perform a moving collection of chamber music repertoire for strings, woodwinds, brass and piano. The culmination of rehearsal and coaching during the fall semester, this concert is an integral part of coursework for UMD School of Music students and provides a glimpse into the training they receive for performing in major ensembles.
Three School of Music piano students will be selected to perform live in a masterclass for Stephen Prutsman. Hailed as one of the most innovative musicians of his time, Prutsman moves easily between classical, jazz and world music styles as a pianist, composer and conductor, exploring common ground and relationships in the music of all cultures and languages.
In this combined concert, SOM’s choral ensembles share the stage, offering a program of eclectic repertoire ranging from Renaissance madrigals to Barbershop arrangements. Featuring the Treble Choir, Men’s Choir and University Chorale.
Join the search for the UMD Symphony Orchestra’s next featured soloist. In the first round of this annual competition, student musicians perform concerto excerpts or concert pieces for an independent jury panel. With each round of the competition, the field is narrowed until the final round, when a winner and runners-up are announced.
A leading voice among collegiate ensembles in premiering new works for winds, the 10th anniversary season of the UMD Wind Orchestra, led by Dr. Michael Votta, will feature faculty soloists, world-premiere performances and masterworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. UMWO has performed in side-by-side collaborations with major professional ensembles and has been invited to perform at international, national and regional conferences.
Faculty soloists Irina Muresanu, violin, and Eric Kutz, cello, join the UMD Symphony Orchestra for Brahms' beloved Double Concerto. The program concludes with Bartok's virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra.
Join us for a pre-concert discussion with PhD Musicology student Meghan Creek at 7:15PM
Everyday racism can come on slyly—a hasty glance or too-casual comment. Sometimes from a friend. Or a coworker. Other pointed or veiled aggressions play out in the classroom, on the street, on the national stage, in the media, at home—all the time. The cost of micro and macro aggression thrown against a white wall of racism is played out individually as Black Americans, and cannot be ignored.
Adapted from Claudia Rankine’s acclaimed book of poetry, this searingly provocative meditation on race in America is not a play. It’s fast-moving, fluid theater at the speed of thought.
